Residents fear El Nino could cause bursting of lakes in Baringo

A submerged Lake Baringo Reptile Park in 2013. Heavy rains caused the swelling of Lake Baringo in 2013, forcing the park to relocate its reptiles to safer ground. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

NAKURU: The news that El Nino rains will pound the country anytime have put hundreds of residents living along lakes Baringo and Bogoria in a panic.

In 2013, the two lakes experienced unprecedented increases in their water levels, resulting in calamitous flooding that inundated entire villages. The swollen lakes marooned villages, cut off health centres, tourist lodges and more than 10 schools.